Zev’s POVThe whip slices me open and a warm trickle of blood cuts a path down my half healed back. The shackles hold me tight to the large, hard wood pole. My arms don’t reach around the huge parameter of the tree so chains stretch the distance between my wrists. My nails have been ripped from my fingers, left behind in the wood where I claw at it in agony. Three days I have been held captive by the Alpha know as Scarface. His name an apt depiction of the huge, gnarly scar the runs the length of his face. Blind in one eye with the colour gone from his iris. A blank, sightless orb lies in his face like the moon in the dark night sky. I ran, blinded by my own fear, away from Channon and the wolves that hunted me that night. I wasn’t thinking clearly when I crossed into another pack’s territory. I thought I would be able to slip through unnoticed. I was wrong. I had only made it about a mile into their land before I was pounced upon by two, huge, vicious wolves. They dra
Daciana’s POV‘You are the heir to this pack Daciana. How can you lead Shallow Creek with a pathetic excuse for a wolf by your side?’ I don’t bat an eyelid at him although I do sigh inwardly from the way Zev visibly trembles with fear on the bed. His eyes swirl with anger and his huge body looms over me but I do not back down. I plant my bare feet firmly in the earth and stay rooted where I am. He doesn’t scare me. ‘Father. Calm down please. You will give yourself a headache.’ I scold him lightly and his eyes soften slightly. I can’t help but laugh at him sometimes. He has such a fiercely reputation, but to me and his pack, he is a fair and kind Alpha. He lingers near the door, unsure what to do now his initial outburst of homicidal rage has subdued to a potent hatred that fills the room and makes it hard to breath. ‘Would you like a cup of tea Father. It always helps calm you down.’ I smile sweetly at him and brush past him out of the tent with my heavy iron kettle in
Keeva’s POVEbony takes Ophelia by the arm and leads her out of the room in silence. I feel a little guilty for letting Selina scare her like that, but the woman needs to know her place, which is way below my standing in this pack now. As much of a mother figure she has been for Channon does not change the fact I will cut her down where she stands if she continues to interfere in my business. I am Luna of this pack, not her. The dried blood in the bathroom takes some real effort and a decent amount of elbow grease to get it up and I break a sweat scrubbing away the last remnants from the floor, glad the smell has finally diminished to a slight, lingering scent. My skin feels cold and clammy, the possibility of losing Channon had never occurred to me before today. ‘Your food Alpha.’ A small voice calls from out side the door. Obviously Ebony had enough sense to send someone other than her mother back to bring the food Channon requested what feels like hours ago. ‘Come i
Channon’s POVI can’t get enough of her. I’m angry my wolf was so rough with her earlier even though she enjoyed it in the end, I know he caused er too much pain too. Luckily she heals quickly now too and she no longer shifts uncomfortably on her seat whilst eating the remainder of our now very late lunch. She needs to rest before the meeting tonight so she has her sits about her when it comes to White Claw. I don’t know who else he is bringing with him but I know if necessary I can take any other Lapha out without too much to worry about. It is his indestructability that weighs heavy on my mind. I love the old wolf and hold him in a precious place close to my heart. But if the choice is her between him and Keeva, then I would fight for her to my own death. ‘Sleep. I have you for the rest of our lives together. I need you strong and alert tonight.’ She nods and I know the gravity of our situation weighs just as heavily with her. I watch her go to the bathroom wearing
Keeva’s POVMy ass still stings painfully and the rawness is made worse from the fabric of the dress as I pull it over my voluptuous body. I get ready quickly in the clothes Ebony dropped outside the door. I don’t know when she left them but it must have been during my punishment. I wonder how much she heard. Selina sulks inside me, she would never have given into him if I hadn’t begged her. She can handle much more pain and humiliation than me. Channon is my Alpha and I will respect him as that and as my mate. Her mood sets me on edge because I really need us to work together tonight. Channon stops and takes me in from head to toe. I can feel his enjoyment like an enveloping warmth as he stares at me. The black dress huge every curve of my body. The material is tighter than I would like across my chest and bottom though, making me feel a bit self-conscious. The dress stops dead in the middle of my thighs which leaves the rest of my legs naked and exposed. I’m not used
Keeva’s POV‘First are there any volunteers?’ White Claw chuckles uncharacteristically, while asking a stunned and silent audience. He turns his huge head and watches over us all one by one. Selina growls at me that we should be the ones to lead our people to victory against the evil that comes for us. She has sacrificed herself before to bring peace but now she wants to fight and be a warrior that is respected and feared. ‘No.’ I hush her and close down my mind link so she won’t be able to talk to anyone except me. Her surprise at my bold and strong move, that sidetracks her grand plan makes me laugh. I might be new to being a werewolf but I’m not stupid child to be played and manipulated. Channon almost opens his mouth and I pull on his hand hard. What the hell is he thinking. ‘I thought maybe one amongst you…’ White Claw is cut short before he can finish his grandstanding. ‘I’ll lead our people.’ Channon lets go of my hand and steps forward, away from me and up to h
Daciana’s POVHe had warned me to behave myself tonight, my feistiness and love to fight is know amongst our own people. My intention hadn’t been to pull Keeva into a full-on scrap, but her nasty little mouth pissed me off. The way she spoke about Zev released my wolf instantly, the need to protect our mate is the strongest emotion I have ever felt. I couldn’t stop myself, I was out of control, and I liked the feeling. In hindsight, if I had known what a huge and strong wolf laid inside her, I might not have been so quick to thrown the first paw. ‘What is the meaning of this?’ My father’s wolf comes closer to me and he sniffs at my back where I have been slashed open. Hid anger is incensed from the sight of me injured on the floor. He turns with a huge snarl and faces Keeva and Alpha Channon. ‘Back down. Now.’ Channon commands him as he releases Keeva from his firm hold on the floor. ‘I demand that wolf be punished. How dare she hurt my daughter.’ It’s her maniacal lau
Celeste’s POVI never thought Channon would ask me for advice or help. When we arrived back from the disastrous attempt to infiltrate my coven from the inside out, I thought I would be heading straight into a hard time. Nikita is quick to retake her claim on the big, upstairs bedroom in what was Alpha Julius’s home The thought of sleeping where he used to fuck my girlfriend makes me uneasy. Nikita is a law unto herself and kicks the couple out that had just started moving in only that morning. Her answer to the was to ‘take it up with Keeva, you know my best friend and Alpha Channon’s mate.’ There was obviously to quarrel to follow and I’m glad she didn’t hear the horrible things they said about her as they left. Or if she did hear she chose to rise above it. It’s late evening when we are called out to the gardens behind the old Alpha and Beta houses. Huge fires send smoke into the sky and the spicy aromas of African cooking fill the air. My stomach rumbles loudly, the